Safety protocols have lengthened appointment times, stay-at-home workers are more attentive to pets’ minor ailments, and vet staff — increasingly abused by their clients — are burning out.
The KQED Forum host will be at ‘Best in Show: Stories from Beyond the Shelter’ Friday at the Freight, a fundraiser for Berkeley Humane’s lifesaving mission featuring local authors Julie Barton and Steven Winn.